Abi Austen, who now lives in Walton, was the first transgender officer in the British army, the first transgender police officer in Scotland and the world’s first transgender diplomatic ambassador - all of which she talks about in her new book. After living forty-plus years “as someone else”, Abi began transitioning when she was 44 and part of the armed forces. But, it was very male-dominated and I had to hide who I was just to get into the army. She said: “War was an opportunity for me to forget the conflict that was going on in my head. She told the ECHO: “It's a memoir of how I became me and the story of my life.
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